Drought tolerance during reproductive development is important for increasing wheat yield potential under climate change in Europe

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Senapati, N., Stratonovitch, P., Paul, M. J. and Semenov, M. A. 2019. Drought tolerance during reproductive development is important for increasing wheat yield potential under climate change in Europe. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70 (9), pp. 2549-2560. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery226

AuthorsSenapati, N., Stratonovitch, P., Paul, M. J. and Semenov, M. A.
Abstract

Drought stress during reproductive development could drastically reduce wheat grain number and yield, but quantitative evaluation of such an effect is unknown under climate change. The objectives of this study were to evaluate potential yield benefits of drought tolerance during reproductive development for wheat ideotypes under climate change in Europe, and to identify potential cultivar parameters for improvement. We used the Sirius wheat model to optimize drought-tolerant (DT) and drought-sensitive (DS) wheat ideotypes under a future 2050 climate scenario at 13 contrasting sites, representing major wheat growing regions in Europe. Averaged over the sites, DT ideotypes achieved 13.4% greater yield compared with DS, with higher yield stability. However, the performances of the ideotypes were site dependent. Mean yield of DT was 28–37% greater compared with DS in southern Europe. In contrast, no yield difference (≤1%) between ideotypes was found in north-western Europe. An intermediate yield benefit of 10–23% was found due to drought tolerance in central and eastern Europe. We conclude that tolerance to drought stress during reproductive development is important for high yield potentials and greater yield stability of wheat under climate change in Europe.

KeywordsClimate change; Drought stress; Drought tolerance; Ideotype optimization; Reproductive development; Wheat yield potential; Yield stability
Year of Publication2019
JournalJournal of Experimental Botany
Journal citation70 (9), pp. 2549-2560
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery226
PubMed ID29901813
PubMed Central IDPMC6487587
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Funder project or codeDesigning Future Wheat (DFW) [ISPG]
Publisher's version
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online12 Jun 2018
Publication process dates
Accepted08 Jun 2018
Copyright licenseCC BY
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP)
ISSN0022-0957

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